April 2, 2019, Edmonton – A contractor used an extinguisher to douse smouldering insulation Friday morning at the Strathcona Hotel, believing he took care of the fire threat before the old building went up in flames that night, say investigators. Sparks from an electrical grinder ignited the insulation that then led to the 10 p.m. […]
April 2, 2019, Vancouver – A 20-year-old man was arrested Monday afternoon following a fire that caused the evacuation of Langara College in Vancouver. The Vancouver Sun reports. | READ MORE (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Powered by WPeMatico
April 1, 2019, Edmonton – Emergency crews were on scene Friday night tackling a fire at the historic Strathcona Hotel in Old Strathcona. The Edmonton Journal reports. | READ MORE (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Powered by WPeMatico
April 1, 2019, St. Andrews, Man. – Exploding cars sent a thick plume of black smoke into the air at St. Andrews Airport Sunday afternoon. St. Andrews Fire Chief Ken Peacock said one car caught on fire and it spread to other vehicles parked nearby as gas tanks ruptured and exploded. Three cars caught on […]
April 1, 2019, Montreal – A downtown Montreal nightclub was heavily damaged early Monday by a fire police have deemed sufficiently “suspicious” to merit an investigation by the arson squad. (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Powered by WPeMatico
April 1, 2019 – A man has died following a fire at a house in Brampton, Ont., Saturday night, Peel Regional Police say. Shortly before 9 p.m., fire and other emergency personnel were called to the scene for reports of a fire. Police said one male victim was taken to hospital where he later died. […]
Squamish’s Junior Fire Academy sparks interest in volunteer firefighting Squamish Chief Come June, Squamish’s Nitin Nand will be the first Junior Fire Academy grad to be hired as a Squamish Fire Rescue volunteer firefighter. Nand, an apprentice … Powered by WPeMatico
California Adds a New Firehawk Helicopter to Its Firefighting Fleet Direct Relief donation from Direct Relief to local fire agency kickstarts renovation of fire suppression aircraft. Powered by WPeMatico
Mar. 29, 2019, Windsor, Ont. – A family of four narrowly escaped a raging house fire early this morning in Windsor, N.S., where a baby and a toddler were dropped from the second floor into the arms of a firefighter as flames engulfed the home. (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Powered by WPeMatico
Mar. 29, 2019, Sydney, N.S. – Two of Nova Scotia’s largest fire departments moved quickly to implement safety measures to protect their own in the wake of a tragic training incident that killed a firefighter from Truro this month, CBC News has learned. Skyler Blackie, 28, died in hospital 11 days after suffering a head […]